Things That Go 'Beep' In The Night
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This house is haunted, I'm beginning to think. First the baffling toilet that empties itself without leaking, now the mysterious beeping noise. Every once in a while, usually but not always at night, I hear a couple of high pitched beeps about a half second apart. It's a sound akin to a cell phone announcing a text or a walkie-talkie page, or even a pager (except that I haven't got a pager). When it happens I always check my two cell phones, but neither shows any indication of activity - no messages, no missed calls, no texts. The TV is off, and none of the appliances are digital except the coffee pot, which isn't set. I have smoke alarms, but they make a racket that will wake the dead, and it's not remotely close to a beep sound. The alarm clocks aren't set, the stereo isn't on, and the PC is muted unless I'm blaring music to study by. The microwave oven is plugged in, but not in use and not set for any cooking time. No doubt the PC could make such a sound, but it's not a POST tone, and the noise usually happens when I'm sitting in front of it, and sounds like it's coming from another room. It's possible that I'm losing my mind, though I doubt that anyone here will notice the difference, but any ideas as to what else it might be would be appreciated.
Will Rogers never met me.
I'd go with losing your mind. It's the only way to stay sane, because if you don't think you're losing your mind, then you're already a goner! :)
- S 50 cups of coffee and you know it's on! Code, follow, or get out of the way.
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This house is haunted, I'm beginning to think. First the baffling toilet that empties itself without leaking, now the mysterious beeping noise. Every once in a while, usually but not always at night, I hear a couple of high pitched beeps about a half second apart. It's a sound akin to a cell phone announcing a text or a walkie-talkie page, or even a pager (except that I haven't got a pager). When it happens I always check my two cell phones, but neither shows any indication of activity - no messages, no missed calls, no texts. The TV is off, and none of the appliances are digital except the coffee pot, which isn't set. I have smoke alarms, but they make a racket that will wake the dead, and it's not remotely close to a beep sound. The alarm clocks aren't set, the stereo isn't on, and the PC is muted unless I'm blaring music to study by. The microwave oven is plugged in, but not in use and not set for any cooking time. No doubt the PC could make such a sound, but it's not a POST tone, and the noise usually happens when I'm sitting in front of it, and sounds like it's coming from another room. It's possible that I'm losing my mind, though I doubt that anyone here will notice the difference, but any ideas as to what else it might be would be appreciated.
Will Rogers never met me.
I'm voting on the smoke detector. I had one that started chirping randomly as its battery died. The noise drove me nuts until I figured out where it was coming from. The chirp was nothing like the banshee screech from hell normal alarm sound. Yank the batteries. See if the noise stops. As for the toilet... has it been windy around your house lately? -- Ian
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I'm voting on the smoke detector. I had one that started chirping randomly as its battery died. The noise drove me nuts until I figured out where it was coming from. The chirp was nothing like the banshee screech from hell normal alarm sound. Yank the batteries. See if the noise stops. As for the toilet... has it been windy around your house lately? -- Ian
ied wrote:
has it been windy around your house lately
It's definitely been gassy.
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This house is haunted, I'm beginning to think. First the baffling toilet that empties itself without leaking, now the mysterious beeping noise. Every once in a while, usually but not always at night, I hear a couple of high pitched beeps about a half second apart. It's a sound akin to a cell phone announcing a text or a walkie-talkie page, or even a pager (except that I haven't got a pager). When it happens I always check my two cell phones, but neither shows any indication of activity - no messages, no missed calls, no texts. The TV is off, and none of the appliances are digital except the coffee pot, which isn't set. I have smoke alarms, but they make a racket that will wake the dead, and it's not remotely close to a beep sound. The alarm clocks aren't set, the stereo isn't on, and the PC is muted unless I'm blaring music to study by. The microwave oven is plugged in, but not in use and not set for any cooking time. No doubt the PC could make such a sound, but it's not a POST tone, and the noise usually happens when I'm sitting in front of it, and sounds like it's coming from another room. It's possible that I'm losing my mind, though I doubt that anyone here will notice the difference, but any ideas as to what else it might be would be appreciated.
Will Rogers never met me.
fire alarm possibly.
///////////////// -Negative, I am a meat popsicle.
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This house is haunted, I'm beginning to think. First the baffling toilet that empties itself without leaking, now the mysterious beeping noise. Every once in a while, usually but not always at night, I hear a couple of high pitched beeps about a half second apart. It's a sound akin to a cell phone announcing a text or a walkie-talkie page, or even a pager (except that I haven't got a pager). When it happens I always check my two cell phones, but neither shows any indication of activity - no messages, no missed calls, no texts. The TV is off, and none of the appliances are digital except the coffee pot, which isn't set. I have smoke alarms, but they make a racket that will wake the dead, and it's not remotely close to a beep sound. The alarm clocks aren't set, the stereo isn't on, and the PC is muted unless I'm blaring music to study by. The microwave oven is plugged in, but not in use and not set for any cooking time. No doubt the PC could make such a sound, but it's not a POST tone, and the noise usually happens when I'm sitting in front of it, and sounds like it's coming from another room. It's possible that I'm losing my mind, though I doubt that anyone here will notice the difference, but any ideas as to what else it might be would be appreciated.
Will Rogers never met me.
Roger Wright wrote:
First the baffling toilet that empties itself without leaking
Oh, it leaks alright, you just haven't found out yet where the water goes.
Light moves faster than sound. That is why some people appear bright, until you hear them speak. List of common misconceptions
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I'm voting on the smoke detector. I had one that started chirping randomly as its battery died. The noise drove me nuts until I figured out where it was coming from. The chirp was nothing like the banshee screech from hell normal alarm sound. Yank the batteries. See if the noise stops. As for the toilet... has it been windy around your house lately? -- Ian
ied wrote:
Yank the batteries. See if the noise stops.
Though Roger doesn't say, if it is mains connected that will not make a difference.
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This house is haunted, I'm beginning to think. First the baffling toilet that empties itself without leaking, now the mysterious beeping noise. Every once in a while, usually but not always at night, I hear a couple of high pitched beeps about a half second apart. It's a sound akin to a cell phone announcing a text or a walkie-talkie page, or even a pager (except that I haven't got a pager). When it happens I always check my two cell phones, but neither shows any indication of activity - no messages, no missed calls, no texts. The TV is off, and none of the appliances are digital except the coffee pot, which isn't set. I have smoke alarms, but they make a racket that will wake the dead, and it's not remotely close to a beep sound. The alarm clocks aren't set, the stereo isn't on, and the PC is muted unless I'm blaring music to study by. The microwave oven is plugged in, but not in use and not set for any cooking time. No doubt the PC could make such a sound, but it's not a POST tone, and the noise usually happens when I'm sitting in front of it, and sounds like it's coming from another room. It's possible that I'm losing my mind, though I doubt that anyone here will notice the difference, but any ideas as to what else it might be would be appreciated.
Will Rogers never met me.
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I had a problem like that once with a mains connected smoke alarm where the backup battery had died causing the smoke alarm to give out a couple of quick beeps at odd times.
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Been there: very frustrating and took ages to figure out what it was.
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This house is haunted, I'm beginning to think. First the baffling toilet that empties itself without leaking, now the mysterious beeping noise. Every once in a while, usually but not always at night, I hear a couple of high pitched beeps about a half second apart. It's a sound akin to a cell phone announcing a text or a walkie-talkie page, or even a pager (except that I haven't got a pager). When it happens I always check my two cell phones, but neither shows any indication of activity - no messages, no missed calls, no texts. The TV is off, and none of the appliances are digital except the coffee pot, which isn't set. I have smoke alarms, but they make a racket that will wake the dead, and it's not remotely close to a beep sound. The alarm clocks aren't set, the stereo isn't on, and the PC is muted unless I'm blaring music to study by. The microwave oven is plugged in, but not in use and not set for any cooking time. No doubt the PC could make such a sound, but it's not a POST tone, and the noise usually happens when I'm sitting in front of it, and sounds like it's coming from another room. It's possible that I'm losing my mind, though I doubt that anyone here will notice the difference, but any ideas as to what else it might be would be appreciated.
Will Rogers never met me.
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CO2 detectors can blink off at random intervals when the battery's low on a charge. Haunting isn't a terrible guess, but do you seriously think one of them had an iPhone when met their untimely end? ;P
Something worth reading, albeit it's invincible!
SCraw2855 wrote:
CO2 detectors
I think you may mean CO ;)
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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Hard-hearing neighbour's phone maybe? ;p Do you perhaps have a UPS?
Hmmm... I do have some elderly neighbors; maybe I should pop outside when I hear the beeps and see if one of them is out in the yard.
Will Rogers never met me.
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I had a problem like that once with a mains connected smoke alarm where the backup battery had died causing the smoke alarm to give out a couple of quick beeps at odd times.
People are more violently opposed to fur than leather because it's safer to harass rich women than motorcycle gangs
My smoke detectors are connected to the main, but have no battery backup - no beeps.
Will Rogers never met me.
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I go with Rod on this one - sounds like the batteries in your smoke, or CO alarms(if you have any), may be nearing being flat.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
Nope - no batteries in mine. They're old.
Will Rogers never met me.
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I'd go with losing your mind. It's the only way to stay sane, because if you don't think you're losing your mind, then you're already a goner! :)
- S 50 cups of coffee and you know it's on! Code, follow, or get out of the way.
I'm leaning that way. Thankfully, the beeps in my head are quiet enough that I can still hear the voices.
Will Rogers never met me.
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fire alarm possibly.
///////////////// -Negative, I am a meat popsicle.
Not a chance - no battery backup in these old things...
Will Rogers never met me.
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I'm voting on the smoke detector. I had one that started chirping randomly as its battery died. The noise drove me nuts until I figured out where it was coming from. The chirp was nothing like the banshee screech from hell normal alarm sound. Yank the batteries. See if the noise stops. As for the toilet... has it been windy around your house lately? -- Ian
No batteries in my smoke detectors - they're the old type, with no backup. As for windy, the only time the wind stops here is when it reverses direction. Actually, the wind does stop during the hottest, muggiest part of the summer, but the water still disappears from the bowl. Only randomly, though, as it will go for weeks without losing a drop, then suddenly be empty. I'm thinking that there might be something in the sewer system that causes an occasional vacuum that draws the water out of the trap faster than the roof vent can compensate. This never happened until we were forced to connect to the city sewer.
Will Rogers never met me.
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Roger Wright wrote:
First the baffling toilet that empties itself without leaking
Oh, it leaks alright, you just haven't found out yet where the water goes.
Light moves faster than sound. That is why some people appear bright, until you hear them speak. List of common misconceptions
:laugh: Yeah, but it's going somewhere outside, and that's a good thing.
Will Rogers never met me.
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CO2 detectors can blink off at random intervals when the battery's low on a charge. Haunting isn't a terrible guess, but do you seriously think one of them had an iPhone when met their untimely end? ;P
Something worth reading, albeit it's invincible!
Anything's possible, I suppose. There are nights when things fall inexplicably sideways when I reach for them, so ghosts are definitely a possibility. Maybe they're silently emptying the toilet, too.:suss:
Will Rogers never met me.
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Hmmm... Sounds like a Target Acquisition System locking on. Best to keep moving. Real fast. :laugh:
Not to worry, they usually exhibit a rising pitch as the lock is acquired, and so far it's been an even tone. Although, now that I think about it, those pesky aliens that visit us here in the desert might use an entirely different system. Maybe they're just using it to locate a rest stop; that would explain the emptying toilet.
Will Rogers never met me.
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My smoke detectors are connected to the main, but have no battery backup - no beeps.
Will Rogers never met me.
Roger Wright wrote:
My smoke detectors are connected to the main, but have no battery backup - no beeps
Really? What if a fire occurs and the mains is off for whatever reason, but then systems in the US may be different to here in AUS. If there really is no battery backup the only thing left is the question about your sanity. :rolleyes:
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